CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Bedford, New Hampshire, man who secretly recorded a teenage exchange student in a bathroom has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
Law enforcement authorities were alerted after the 15-year-old boy notified the operator of the exchange program that he’d discovered a camera hidden inside a device that looked like a pen.
Officials say 48-year-old Matthew Dion attempted to erase the evidence from a storage device before police executed a search warrant in April 2020. But investigators were able to retrieve photos of the naked student.
Dion pleaded pleaded guilty to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. He also must pay $30,000 in restitution.
